US team to visit India Aug 25

Though the team is coming at the end of next month, both sides remain engaged to iron out differences for an interim trade deal before August 1, which marks the end of the suspension period of tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on dozens of countries, including India (26 per cent)

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The US team will visit India August 25 for the next round of negotiations for the proposed bilateral trade agreement between the two countries, an official said Tuesday.

Though the team is coming at the end of next month, both sides remain engaged to iron out differences for an interim trade deal before August 1, which marks the end of the suspension period of tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on dozens of countries, including India (26 per cent).

“The US team is visiting for the sixth round of talks,” the official said. The prospects for an interim deal may look dim as US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has said that more negotiations will be needed with India on a trade pact. However, officials are not ruling out the possibility of a last-minute breakthrough.

“We continue to speak with our Indian counterparts, we've always had very constructive discussions with them,” Greer told CNBC Monday.